It's hard to believe that the writer of this movie is responsible for penning A Beautiful Mind, Cinderella Man and other notable films. What starts out as an interesting concept for a horror - a child trapped alone in a house with a malevolent entity - soon drifts into monotony midway when the concept is removed. Why? I suspect this is done in order to achieve the "twist ending" that takes up the final act, which, unless you're new to watching movies, is entirely predictable. The twist is also why the apocalypse is so far in the background that the viewer is almost unaware of it. This is all quite sad. Had the writer stuck to the original premise, it may have been a very effective supernatural survival thriller, ably acted by a gifted young actress.
Review of Stephanie
